Police Report: Aug. 6

BURGLARY

About 2,000 feet of electrical wiring was taken from the basement of a home under construction in a new subdivision (unnamed street) between 5:30 p.m. July 30 and 7:30 a.m. July 31. The building was secure, but the garage door was found unlocked when contractors arrived. Loss is estimated at $1,000.

THEFT

1The driver of an early 2000s Chevrolet Blazer left without paying for 25 gallons of gas at Good To Go Citgo, N88 W15167 Main St., at 8:45 a.m. July 23.

2The driver of a black, four-door Volkswagen left without paying for $53 of gas at Speedway, N87 W17245 Main St., at 8:02 p.m. July 26. A license plate number was obtained and police are investigating.

3A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for theft after she admitted stealing a backpack and a tablet from an employee at Arandell Corporation, N82 W13118 Leon Road, between 9 and 11 p.m. July 27.

4An unknown suspect stole an employee's purse while it was left unattended behind the cashier counter at Good To Go Citgo, N88 W15167 Main St., between 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. July 27.

5The driver of a silver Dodge Charger left without paying for $60 of gas at Good To Go Citgo, N88 W15167 Main St., at 1:20 p.m. July 27.

6A 25-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for shoplifting after she was seen selecting items from the store without paying and immediately returning them for merchandise credit at Kohl's, N95 W18000 Appleton Ave., at 3:40 p.m. July 28.

7A cellphone, valued at $300, was taken from a customer at Pick 'n Save, N77 W14435 Appleton Ave., between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Aug. 1. The victim stated she accidentally set her phone down at a self-checkout lane, walked over to the Redbox to rent movies, and when she returned to the lane her phone was gone. Police are checking store surveillance video and an investigation is ongoing.

DRUG POSSESSION

8A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drugged driving and his passenger, a 23-year-old Milwaukee man, was arrested for possession of marijuana on Shady Lane and Menomonee Avenue at 1:10 p.m. July 28. The driver, who was on probation, admitted smoking marijuana after police found three marijuana cigarettes while searching the passenger after pulling them over for seat belt violations.

9A 28-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia after police observed prescription drugs and a scale used to measure marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Good Hope and Pilgrim roads at 5:45 a.m. July 30. He was also cited for speeding and numerous equipment violations.

DRUNKEN DRIVING

10A 27-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for drunken driving after an officer found her sleeping in the driver's seat of her vehicle parked in the right lane of traffic on Pilgrim Road and Sunny Dale Drive at 4:45 a.m. July 29. The suspect was also taken into custody for an outstanding warrant through the Brown Deer Police Department.

11A 31-year-old Lannon woman was arrested for drunken driving after an officer pulled her over on Pilgrim Road and Fair Oak Parkway for traveling 60 mph in a 45-mph zone on County Highway VV and Westwind Drive at 1:20 a.m. July 27. She was also cited for prohibited alcohol content, speeding and no insurance. Her preliminary blood alcohol content was 0.16. A 26-year-old male passenger in her car was also arrested for having two valid warrants through the Slinger and Butler police departments.

12A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia after police located a digital scale containing raw marijuana debris after they pulled her over for speeding on Appleton Avenue and Northpoint Drive at 11:25 p.m. July 31. Her preliminary blood alcohol content was unavailable.

ACCIDENTS

13A 28-year-old Sussex woman was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries after her car swerved off the roadway, collided with a ditch and rolled over into trees while traveling westbound on Menomonee Avenue just west of Lannon Road at 9:35 p.m. July 26. The woman stated she was attempting to read the GPS map on her cellphone when her car left the roadway. She was cited for inattentive driving.

VANDALISM

14Two glass windows were broken with a blunt object at the rear of Select Machining, N60 W14500 Kaul Ave., between 8 p.m. July 27 and 5:30 a.m. July 30. No entry was made to the business.

15A 2004 Honda Civic was damaged when it was egged and kicked in the rear passenger door while it was parked in the N90 W17000 block of Appleton Avenue between 9 p.m. July 27 and 9 a.m. July 28.

16Four 19-year-old Menomonee Falls men were arrested for vandalism and disorderly conduct after they admitted smashing residential mailboxes with a bat at several homes in the N65 W13600 block of Cobblestone Court at 12:20 a.m. July 28. An officer pulled them over after one of the victims gave police a description of their vehicle. The suspects first denied involvement, but admitted to the vandalism after the officer located a bat in their car.

17A mailbox was damaged when it was struck with a blunt object in the N68 W21000 block of Fairview Drive between 1:30 and 8:30 a.m. July 29.

Menomonee Falls police responded to one domestic violence call and assisted with one rescue call between July 26 and Aug. 1.

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